The Week contest - Mars meals

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

Click here for the results of the previous contest: Alpha Pills

Last week's question: NASA is seeking volunteers to serve as chefs during a simulated 4-month mission to Mars. Applicants will try to whip up tasty meals from space-appropriate packaged supplies, while wearing spacesuits. We asked you to give one of these new dishes a name.

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RESULTS:

THE WINNER: Veal Armstrong

Matt Kirchman, Salem, MA

SECOND PLACE: Kentucky Dried Chicken

Alex Mason, Walla Walla, WA

THIRD PLACE: Alan Shepard Pie

Douglas Pang, Linthicum Heights, MD

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Battlestar Gelactica

Zelig Kaplan, St. Louis Park, MN

Thrice Recycled Lemonade

Lauri Pavlik, Selbyville, DE

Darth Taters

Adam Shapiro, River Vale, NJ

Hash von Brauns

Steve Savage, Dallas, TX

Dark Splatter

Barry Cutler, Palm Desert, CA

Coke Zero Gravity

Linda Kelch, Dallas, TX

Zero Bean Salad

Brendan Leyden, Lomita, CA

Macaroni & G's

Eloise Hills, Schenectady, NY

Beef Astronauff

Moshe Kessler, Flushing, NY

Luna Helper

Sandi Cunningham, Owings Mills, MD

Moon Wok

Karen Allamon, Atlanta, GA

Launchables

Paul Witte, New Hope, PA

Crepe Canaveral

Steve Ziobro, Reeseville, WI

Coq au Tang

Jeff Frankenfield, San Francisco, CA

Flash Gordon Bleu

Jeremy Pallotta, Londonderry, NH

Spaghetti and Mars Balls

Nathaniel Hewett, Boston, MA

The Right Stuffing

Louis Phillips, New York, NY

Weightlesschnitzel

Ken Gough, Williamsville, NY

Arugula Borealis

Allan Kaplan, St. Louis Park, MN

Marsagna

Marie McIntosh, Frankford, DE

Stir-fly

Peggy Mills, San Francisco, CA

Hubble Pie

Rich Creason, New Cumberland, PA

Launch Pad Thai

Barbara Larkin, Dallas, TX

Primordial Soup

Brian Lees, New York, NY

Houston-We've-Got-a-Pasta

Rick Whistler, West Jordan, UT

Billion Dollar Casserole

Tim Possley, Erie, IL

Some kind of chocolate candy bar, but I haven't come up with a good name yet.

Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA